Yellowstone's Northern Range - Greater Yellowstone Science ...
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Population estimates and reductions for pronghorn, northern <strong>Yellowstone</strong> winter range, 1877-<br />
1970. (Source: Barmore 1980.)<br />
Actua! count<br />
Inside Outside Estimated Artificial Data<br />
Dale Total park park popu[ation a reduction Comments from sources source~<br />
1877 "Thousands of antelope. "<br />
1880 "Abundance of antelope."<br />
1885 "Several bands of antelope."<br />
1886 "Antelope are here in large numbers."<br />
1887 "Large numbers of antelope."<br />
1891 "Numerous and on the increase. "<br />
1892 "Thriving and increasing. "<br />
1893 "One herd of four to five hundred wintered on Mt. Everts and<br />
one or two smaller herds elsewhere."<br />
1894 "500 wintered on Mt. Everts."<br />
1895 "800 wintered on flat near Gardiner."<br />
1896 "A great increase in number. "<br />
1897 "500 wintered in valley and on Mt. Everts."<br />
1898 "Are yet numerOUS. "<br />
1899 700·800<br />
1900 "Increasing. "<br />
1902 "Number of bands from 50 to 100 wintered on slopes of Mt.<br />
Everts. "<br />
1903 1,000<br />
1904 1,150<br />
1905 1,500<br />
1906 1,500<br />
1907 1,500<br />
1908 Summer 2,000 "All but 25 left the park in winter and many didn't return." 2<br />
1909 "Increasing. "<br />
1910 600·700 The balance were reported to have escaped from the park.<br />
1911 ? 450<br />
1912 July 500 12 Estimate based on actual counts or very close observations and 3, 4<br />
are pretty nearly correct.<br />
1913 "Increased slightly."<br />
1914 ? 600<br />
1916 ? 500 2<br />
1917 Spring b 200 Most of the 1916 herd left the park and the 200 were what were 2<br />
driven back.<br />
1918 ? 350 This was the number seen in one day. "... no special pains were 5<br />
taken to make a complete count of the herd."<br />
1920 ? 300 6